drop science

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drop science (third-person singular simple present drops science, present participle dropping science, simple past and past participle dropped science)

  1. (slang, hip-hop) To show off one's talent and ability, as if to educate others.
    • 1992, SPIN, volume 8, number 4, page 49:
      Her rapid-fire delivery and syncopation allows her to coast past hardcore beats as she drops science with her new school feminism.
    • 2007, Urb, volume 17, numbers 148-150, page 52:
      His back catalog inspired 2005's self-published gem Rakim Told Me: Hip-Hop Wax Facts Straight From the Original Artists, a collection of legendary rap acts dropping science on their most celebrated records.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop,‎ science.
    I was finding college too hard, so I dropped science and switched to an easier course.

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